CARGILL INC
949 RIDGE RD, Gainesville, GA 30502 · NAICS 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Dec 29, 2020#345081301Dec 29, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#345081301$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345081301
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 29, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 7, 2021
- Closed
- Apr 1, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 167
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 862 West Ridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501
- Industry
- 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee with covid-19 infection dies
Nov 21, 2018#343623054Nov 21, 2018Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#343623054$7,7601 viol.1 violation$7,760 in penalties
Inspection #343623054
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 26, 2018
- Final Order
- Jan 14, 2019
- Closed
- Jan 15, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not displayed
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,934
- Penalties on Record
- $7,760
- Site Address
- 862 West Ridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Industry
- 424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.307 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19260307 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $12,934 | $7,760 | - | Jan 14, 2019 |
Oct 16, 2017#342706553Oct 16, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#342706553$15,5002 viol.2 violations$15,500 in penalties
Inspection #342706553
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 16, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 16, 2017
- Contested
- Mar 2, 2018
- Final Order
- Sep 5, 2018
- Closed
- Sep 12, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,173
- Penalties on Record
- $15,500
- Site Address
- 862 West Ridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Industry
- 311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee sustains burns from hot water while flushing out a
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B04 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $9,239 | $7,500 | Sep 12, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | Sep 5, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Serious | 1 | 6 | $12,934 | $8,000 | Oct 18, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | Sep 5, 2018 |
Dec 6, 1983#13170675Dec 6, 1983Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#13170675$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13170675
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 6, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 8, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 90
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 949 Ridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30502
- Industry
- 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Apr 18, 1980#13063474Apr 18, 1980Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#13063474$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13063474
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 18, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 90
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 949 Ridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30301
- Industry
- 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1980 to 2020. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.